Whenever
cancer strikes an infant or child, it is a tragedy. Though many children survive
cancer, treatments can cause suffering and disruption of family life. Improvements
in treatment are extremely important, but our ultimate goal is to prevent
cancer in children from occurring in the first place.

To prevent
cancer, we need to understand as much as we can about its causes and to identify
those that can be changed. When we identify elements in the environment that
contribute to cancer, we can take steps to eliminate them and protect our
children and ourselves. These pages give basic information about cancer in
children and describe what we know about environmental causes, particularly
pesticides.